A Comparative Study of Family Bereavement Groups.

Hopmeyer, Estelle; Werk, Annette

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ERIC Number: EJ487536

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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A Comparative Study of Family Bereavement Groups.

Hopmeyer, Estelle; Werk, Annette

Death Studies, v18 n3 p243-56 May-Jun 1994

Examined five bereavement support groups, three of which focused on widows, family survivors of suicide, and family survivors of death of family member by cancer. Members of three groups tended to report strong satisfaction with group experience. Reasons for joining group and most valuable aspects of group experience varied as function of group setting and objectives. (Author/NB)

Descriptors: Bereavement, Cancer, Comparative Analysis, Death, Emotional Adjustment, Family Relationship, Foreign Countries, Grief, Outcomes of Treatment, Participant Satisfaction, Program Effectiveness, Social Support Groups, Suicide, Widowed

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada

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